Day 2
Our second day dawned with a very nice view of Giraffes and bongos in our back yard. We sat out on our balcony and enjoyed the animals for a while with our new binos. On a whim we called Kona Café for breakfast reservations and got them for around 10:00. We called at 9:00. We drove to the Poly and were seated immediately to the consternation of several families who had been waiting for a while for a table. Go figure. We enjoyed the Tonga toast but could have easily split one rather than ordering two. We considered leaving our car at the Poly and going straight to MK but we chickened out and took it back and parked at AK and spent a bit more time exploring the hotel. We caught the bus to MK, arriving about 1:30 pm.
MK was fairly crowded but sooo much better than it was during our trip last August with the kids. We enjoyed several rides using fast pass and luck and never waited in a line that was more than 20 minutes long. We split a turkey leg for lunch and sat on a bench across from Diamond Horseshoe and enjoyed the parade well I did anyway, DHs not much on parades! He did enjoy the turkey leg, though! After the parade we went to the Shooting Gallery and I had a great time shooting the laser rifles. Hubby refused hes a real live sharpshooter and firearms instructor for our local police department so this was just waaaaay below him, but I thought it was a hoot! He got a kick out of Buzz Lightyear, though, and beat the pants off me, of course.
We took our time, shopped for Christmas gifts, rode a few rides, watched the parade, and generally had a relaxing afternoon at MK. We rode SM several times just before park closing with almost no lines. At 5:00 the park was closing and we were hungry so we decided to see if we could get in early to LTT for our 6:05 reservation. We were seated immediately and the place was almost empty for quite a while. We found this odd as I hadnt been able to get 5:00 reservations was told there was nothing available until 6:05. We loved the dinner DH was in heaven said he wants to eat there from now on whenever were there!
When we left LTT, MVMCP had started. No one ever asked us for our tickets. We walked right over to the photo place in Liberty Square and had our photo taken third in line. We rode HM and then stopped to hear a lovely acapella (sp?) group singing Christmas carols in Liberty Square. We caught (and loved ) the special Christmas show at Diamond Horseshoe and then went to Tomorrowland and rode SM again. We decided to try to get a good table at the outdoor tables by the Plaza and we got one right where we were advised to by these boards. I went up and got our cookies and hot chocolate from the Plaza carryout while DH saved us a table on the rail. We were one of the first ones there and had a wonderful view of the fireworks and Rudolphs flight. The fireworks were the best Ive ever seen at WDW really well done. Our only gripe was with our seats. Did we unknowingly plant ourselves in the smoking area? People were smoking all around us at every table. Some were chain smoking. It was awful. I endured it but DH had to get up and walk to the back before the fireworks started in order to get away from the smoke. He still had a good view but it really put a damper on our fun.
After the fireworks we made our way over to the show in front of the castle. We timed this wrong. Everbody at the fireworks had the same idea and it was very crowded. The show was excellent, though. We should have zigged when we zagged. After the show we went to Fantasyland and tried to ride a few rides but all the lines were 30 to 45 minutes so we decided against it. We walked around enjoying the beautiful evening until it was time for the 2nd parade. We got great seats and really enjoyed this parade. Even DH thought it was nice. Id say it was great! We left after the parade and had no wait getting on the bus back to AK. It was a wonderful day.
Our second day dawned with a very nice view of Giraffes and bongos in our back yard. We sat out on our balcony and enjoyed the animals for a while with our new binos. On a whim we called Kona Café for breakfast reservations and got them for around 10:00. We called at 9:00. We drove to the Poly and were seated immediately to the consternation of several families who had been waiting for a while for a table. Go figure. We enjoyed the Tonga toast but could have easily split one rather than ordering two. We considered leaving our car at the Poly and going straight to MK but we chickened out and took it back and parked at AK and spent a bit more time exploring the hotel. We caught the bus to MK, arriving about 1:30 pm.
MK was fairly crowded but sooo much better than it was during our trip last August with the kids. We enjoyed several rides using fast pass and luck and never waited in a line that was more than 20 minutes long. We split a turkey leg for lunch and sat on a bench across from Diamond Horseshoe and enjoyed the parade well I did anyway, DHs not much on parades! He did enjoy the turkey leg, though! After the parade we went to the Shooting Gallery and I had a great time shooting the laser rifles. Hubby refused hes a real live sharpshooter and firearms instructor for our local police department so this was just waaaaay below him, but I thought it was a hoot! He got a kick out of Buzz Lightyear, though, and beat the pants off me, of course.
We took our time, shopped for Christmas gifts, rode a few rides, watched the parade, and generally had a relaxing afternoon at MK. We rode SM several times just before park closing with almost no lines. At 5:00 the park was closing and we were hungry so we decided to see if we could get in early to LTT for our 6:05 reservation. We were seated immediately and the place was almost empty for quite a while. We found this odd as I hadnt been able to get 5:00 reservations was told there was nothing available until 6:05. We loved the dinner DH was in heaven said he wants to eat there from now on whenever were there!
When we left LTT, MVMCP had started. No one ever asked us for our tickets. We walked right over to the photo place in Liberty Square and had our photo taken third in line. We rode HM and then stopped to hear a lovely acapella (sp?) group singing Christmas carols in Liberty Square. We caught (and loved ) the special Christmas show at Diamond Horseshoe and then went to Tomorrowland and rode SM again. We decided to try to get a good table at the outdoor tables by the Plaza and we got one right where we were advised to by these boards. I went up and got our cookies and hot chocolate from the Plaza carryout while DH saved us a table on the rail. We were one of the first ones there and had a wonderful view of the fireworks and Rudolphs flight. The fireworks were the best Ive ever seen at WDW really well done. Our only gripe was with our seats. Did we unknowingly plant ourselves in the smoking area? People were smoking all around us at every table. Some were chain smoking. It was awful. I endured it but DH had to get up and walk to the back before the fireworks started in order to get away from the smoke. He still had a good view but it really put a damper on our fun.
After the fireworks we made our way over to the show in front of the castle. We timed this wrong. Everbody at the fireworks had the same idea and it was very crowded. The show was excellent, though. We should have zigged when we zagged. After the show we went to Fantasyland and tried to ride a few rides but all the lines were 30 to 45 minutes so we decided against it. We walked around enjoying the beautiful evening until it was time for the 2nd parade. We got great seats and really enjoyed this parade. Even DH thought it was nice. Id say it was great! We left after the parade and had no wait getting on the bus back to AK. It was a wonderful day.
Thanks for sharing.
